Research Collections

Indigenous Portraits : Byron Harmon, Banff Indian Days portraits

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of portrait photographs of various members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe, standing and on horseback. Includes photographs of Stoney Nakoda individuals in regalia during an event [possibly Banff Indian Days, ca.1930-1940?].
Date Range
[ca.1920-1940]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E6 / PA - 381 to PA - 415
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  15 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E6 : Photographs : Stoney
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E6 / PA - 381 to PA - 415
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Parallel Title
Native Indian Portraits
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Responsibility
Items LUX/I/E6/PA-381 to 400 produced by Byron Harmon
Date Range
[ca.1920-1940]
Physical Description
35 photographs : b&w prints ; 14 x 8.5 cm and 12.5 x 10 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of portrait photographs of various members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe, standing and on horseback. Includes photographs of Stoney Nakoda individuals in regalia during an event [possibly Banff Indian Days, ca.1930-1940?].
Notes
Most individuals in photographs are not named
Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist
PA-401 to PA-415 are digitized, PA-381 to PA-400 attributed to Byron Harmon may be digitized elsewhere
Name Access
Stevens, Job
McLean, George
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
Rollinmud, Isaac
Ear, Peter
Poucette, Mark
Powderface, Jean
Powderface, William
Hunter, Leah Rider
Harmon, Byron
Subject Access
Community events
Public events
Family and personal life
Indigenous Peoples
Children
Portrait
Photography
Teepees
Horses
Cultural pluralism
Banff Indian Days
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Morley
Language
English
Conservation
Original storage envelopes for items LUX/I/E6/PA-401 to 415 stored in separate mylar sleeves in folder
Category
Cultural pluralism
Indigenous Peoples
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file, part of title copied from original
Processing Status
Processed
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Eleanor Luxton candid portraits, Eleanor with friends

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Scope & Content
File consists of portraits and candid photographs of Eleanor Luxton between ca.1950 and 1980. Includes professional photographs and images of Eleanor participating in Banff Indian Days celebrations.
Date Range
[1950-1960]
1958
1965
1975
[1975-1980]
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PA - 950 to PA - 968
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  27 images  
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PA - 950 to PA - 968
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Photographs produced by Matthews Photo Lab (Calgary) and Ernest Kehr
Date Range
[1950-1960]
1958
1965
1975
[1975-1980]
Physical Description
19 photographs : b&w and col prints ; 18.5 x 26 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of portraits and candid photographs of Eleanor Luxton between ca.1950 and 1980. Includes professional photographs and images of Eleanor participating in Banff Indian Days celebrations.
Notes
Some items in file accompanied by original envelopes. PA-956 is accompanied by a note stating a copy negative was made in 1988
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Kaquitts, Tom
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Parades
Community events
Banff Indian Days
Indigenous Peoples
Cultural pluralism
Events
Photography
Portrait
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Calgary
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Indigenous Peoples
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Dunsmore Family Photograph Album

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Part Of
Fulton Dunsmore fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to Dunsmore family and friends; family life; Banff community life; Banff locations, such as streets, zoo, Cave and Basin; events, including Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival, royal visit, 1919; activities, including fishing, camping, picnicing, dogsledding, snowshoeing, skiing,…
Date Range
[ca. 1915-1920]
Reference Code
V184 / I / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Fulton Dunsmore fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V184
Series
I. Photograph albums
Sous-Fonds
V184
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V184 / I / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1915-1920]
Physical Description
1 photograph album (433 prints)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to Dunsmore family and friends; family life; Banff community life; Banff locations, such as streets, zoo, Cave and Basin; events, including Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival, royal visit, 1919; activities, including fishing, camping, picnicing, dogsledding, snowshoeing, skiing, ski jumping, canoeing. People include: members of the Paris, Woodworth, White (Whyte), Irwin and Latam families; also Dick Patrick, MacAulay twins, Edwin Young, John Thomson and others. Includes scenic views of Banff, Lake Louise and other Rocky Mountain areas. Most photographs are identified.
Notes
Fulton Dunsmore made most of the photographs and assembled the album. Also includes photographs by Tom Dunsmore and other
Name Access
Dunsmore, Fulton
Dunsmore, Margaret
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Banff Indian Days
Banff Winter Carnival
Banff Zoo
Boats
Cave and Basin
Camping
Children
Dogsledding
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Mountains
Skiing
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Winter
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Access Restrictions
No photocopying
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Jumping Pound Homestead, Morley and S-L Ranch

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Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains mainly to the Barnes' homestead at Jumping Pound, Alberta; also includes views at Morley, Alberta, and the S-L Ranch near Morley
Date Range
[ca. 1909-1911]
Reference Code
V48 / I / A / NA - 343 to 373
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Film
Negative
Transparency
  31 images  
Part Of
Elliott Barnes fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V48
Series
I.A. Negatives : Film
Sous-Fonds
V48
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V48 / I / A / NA - 343 to 373
GMD
Film
Negative
Transparency
Date Range
[ca. 1909-1911]
Physical Description
31 photographs : negatives, film
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains mainly to the Barnes' homestead at Jumping Pound, Alberta; also includes views at Morley, Alberta, and the S-L Ranch near Morley
Notes
Most identifications provided by the Barnes family LIST OF NEGATIVES :
343 Stoney Indian Agency at Morley, 1909
344 Stoney Indian Agent's house at Morley, 1909
345 Jacob Twoyoungmen on bucking horse, 1909 or 1910
346 to 348 S-L Ranch, [Morley area], 1909
349 Elliott Barnes Jr. and Robert Barnes on horseback at S-L Ranch, 1909
350 to 352 Scott Lake with Findlay Barnes in foreground, 1909
353, 354 Elliott Barnes clearing timber on his Jumping Pound homestead, 1910
355 Elliott Barnes Jr. on horseback at Jumping Pound, [1911?]
356 Elliott Barnes with dead coyote on horse at Jumping Pound, [1911?]
357 Pack horse
358, 359 Findlay Barnes in cart pulled by calf at Jumping Pound, [1911?]
360 to 365 Horses in corral at Jumping Pound, [1911?]
366 Horses in front of Jumping Pound homestead, [1911?]
367 Findlay Barnes with horses in corral at Jumping Pound homestead, [1911?]
368 to 370 Horses at Jumping Pound, [1911?]
371, 372 Clydesdale stallion
373 Findlay Barnes with horse at Jumping Pound, [1911?]
Name Access
Barnes, Elliott
Subject Access
Children
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Horses
Hunting
Indigenous Peoples
Logging
Ranching
Geographic Access
Jumping Pound
Morley
Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Canada
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Language
NA
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Susan Lefthand and baby, Stoney First Nation

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Susan Lefthand and baby Stoney First Nation
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3034
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V263
Series
I. Scenic / commercial series
Sous-Fonds
V263
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Accession Number
2770
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3034
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Parallel Title
Squaw & papoose
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Susan Lefthand and baby
Stoney First Nation
Name Access
Harmon, Byron
Lefthand, Susan
Subject Access
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Public events
Stoney
Stoney Nakoda
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
Title Source
Original identifications by Byron Harmon, his staff or Harmon family *Information provided by Stoney Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Content Details
Married to George Lefthand* [maiden name unknown] Original identifications by Byron Harmon, his staff or Harmon family
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Unknown woman in regalia

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3040
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V263
Series
I. Scenic / commercial series
Sous-Fonds
V263
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Accession Number
2770
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3040
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Parallel Title
Indian
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Name Access
Harmon, Byron
Subject Access
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney Nakoda
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
Title Source
This image was part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken from 2014-2023 to name Indigenous people in photographs held by the Whyte Museum Archives. Identifications were not possible.
Processing Status
Processed
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Mary Jean Crawler, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of Mary Jean Crawler, the wife of Hector Crawler. Prounounced Menee-chin by Stoney Nakoda speakers.
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3041
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V263
Series
I. Scenic / commercial series
Sous-Fonds
V263
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Accession Number
2770
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3041
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Parallel Title
Indian
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Item consists of Mary Jean Crawler, the wife of Hector Crawler. Prounounced Menee-chin by Stoney Nakoda speakers.
Name Access
Crawler, Mary Jean
Harmon, Byron
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Parades
Public events
Stoney
Stoney Nakoda
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Content Details
Mary Jean Crawler (Menee-chin), married to Hector Crawler*
Processing Status
Processed
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Unknown woman and baby on horseback

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3072
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V263
Series
I. Scenic / commercial series
Sous-Fonds
V263
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Accession Number
2770
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3072
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Parallel Title
Indian
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Name Access
Harmon, Byron
Subject Access
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Processing Status
Processed
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Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) and child

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) and child in regalia on horseback.
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3074
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V263
Series
I. Scenic / commercial series
Sous-Fonds
V263
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Accession Number
2770
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3074
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Parallel Title
Indian
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Item consists of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) and child in regalia on horseback.
Name Access
Harmon, Byron
Twoyoungmen, Jake
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Public events
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney
Stoney Nakoda
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Content Details
Jake Twoyoungmen and child*
Processing Status
Processed
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Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) and child

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) and child dressed in regalia on horseback.
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3076
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V263
Series
I. Scenic / commercial series
Sous-Fonds
V263
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Accession Number
2770
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3076
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Parallel Title
Indian parade
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Item consists of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) and child dressed in regalia on horseback.
Name Access
Harmon, Byron
Twoyoungmen, Jake
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Public events
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Content Details
Jake Twoyoungmen and child*
Processing Status
Processed
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